A potential government shutdown comes as DHS funding grows contentious.

Congress lurched a day closer to a partial government shutdown Wednesday after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) laid out a list of major reforms Democrats want to make to the Department of Homeland Security,

Government funding will expire on January 30, 2026, at which point agencies funded under six of the 12 appropriations bills currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR) will be required to shut down without further appropriations.

The Senate passed a measure to avert a shutdown on Friday. But with the House on recess, funding for broad stretches of the federal government has technically lapsed.

The House on Thursday approved its final slate of 2026 funding bills, overcoming Democratic demands and GOP divisions and marking a significant milestone for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he’s sought to rebuild Congress’s “muscle memory” on government funding.

Funding for many federal agencies expired on Saturday after Congress failed to pass half a dozen spending bills before the deadline, prompting a partial government shutdown.

The White House and Senate Democrats struck a tentative deal while they consider reforms to rein in President Trump's immigration crackdown. But its passage in both the Senate and House before Friday's midnight deadline seems unlikely.

Senate Democrats have struck a deal with Republicans and the White House to pass five spending bills to fund a large portion of the go

The House is voting Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid another shutdown nears.

The actual legislation requires automakers to install technology aimed at preventing drunken driving.

Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal immigration